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BATTLE HYMN 
AND LITANY 




NEW YORK 
PRIVATELY PRINTED 

EASTER MDCCCXCIX 



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Copyright i8gg by Edward Quintard 






38attle fl^mn 

THOU God who guardeth o'er 
the earth 
And ruleth o*er the sea. 
We freemen of a fearless land 

Bend down our knee to Thee. 
Grant us the might to face the foe 

With valiant heart and then — 
Give us the power to smite the blow 
And fight the fight like men. 

Let not the shriek of bursting shell, 

The maddened cry of pain. 
Distract our minds, appal our hearts. 

Nor let us fight in vain. 
Unconquered let our flag be borne 

Against the foe and then — 
Give us the power to smite the blow 

And fight the fight like men. 



Though torn and tattered be our flag, 

Its stars and colors dim, 
God spare the brightness of its fame. 

And when the glorious hymn 
Of victory swells above our foes, 

Let us remember then — 
Thou gav'st the power to smite the blow 

And fight the fight like men. 



LO! the throat of the earth is dry 
with the dust of the dead, 
And the eyes of the world are 
bhnd with the blood of the slain; 
And we brag of our shame and the 
blood of our brothers we shed, 
Yet our strength, O Lord God, 'it is 
vain, it is vain. 

Our hearts have gone mad with the 
rancorous venom of hate. 
And our hands are dyed deep with 
the malice and lust of our sin. 
Spare us, O merciful Lord, nor leave us 
alone to our fate. 
Turn not, O God, thy wrath on our 
madness and sin. 



Lo! our strength is a reed in the wind, 
a leaf in the storm, 
Yet our tongues run riot in pitiless 
words and wild boasts, 
Forgetting, O God, that our might is 
the might of the worm. 
Be merciful. Lord, be merciful. Lord 
God of Hosts. 

Once more let the glad earth be filled 

with the joy of its song. 
Let the peace which surpasseth the 

understanding of men 
Uplift our sad hearts; Lord, forgive us 

our guilt and our wrong, 
Lord God of Hosts and of Men, Alle- 

luHa, Amen. 



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